Remember to check out Philly Protest, 350 Philly calendar, Philly We Rise, and The People United, for more social justice and community events. The largest crowd yet with over ten thousand demonstrators protest the murder of George Floyd for the eighth consecutive day. There [are] thousands of us,” a leader said. Events listed here include Occupy Philadelphia related events as well as other social justice events. Outlaw said at least 13 officers were injured during the protests and additional law enforcement help has been requested from Montgomery and Bucks Counties. @Starbucks is burning at Dilworth Park outside of City Hall. Call in our great National Guard like they FINALLY did (thank you President Trump) last night in Minneapolis. Rising college Senior and president of BARS Michael Williams addressed a crowd of 10,000 demonstrators at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The demonstrators exercising their first amendment rights at City Hall and the Art Museum did so peacefully. The city had already made the call. PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Mayor Jim Kenney has implemented a mandatory citywide curfew as protests have turned violent in Philadelphia. Protesters march to City Hall and back to Museum of Art before concluding. “Give us a moment, brothers, to disperse safely,” a protest leader said to the dozens of police officers. After nine minutes of sitting silently, one demonstrator stood up and shouted, “This is peaceful! Kenney initially promised to move the 2,000 lb. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced a citywide curfew beginning Monday evening at 6 p.m. and ending Tuesday morning at 6 a.m. After a weekend of peaceful demonstrations in Center City were followed by looting and rioting in surrounding areas, Philadelphia called upon the National Guard to aid police in curbing violence and vandalism last night. Protesters gather for the third day with signs demanding Justice for Geroge Floyd. Free. and "Whose streets? Armored vehicles arrive on highway, firing tear gas into crowd of demonstrators, Minutes after demonstrators stopped traffic on the highway, armored police vehicles arrived, and shot canisters of tear gas into the crowd. Dozens of demonstrators arrested on I-676, police and demonstrators in a standoff on JFK Boulevard. The groups have now split up. Subscribe to get the week's top stories from The DP and beyond, meticulously curated for parents and alumni, After day of looting and destruction, residents gather together to clean up West Phila. During this time, people may leave their homes only to go to work at essential businesses or to seek medical attention or police assistance. Employees who are able to work virtually will continue to do so. Joining in that work has been the Pennsylvania Department of State and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). Trump has been active on Twitter over the past few days, particularly in critiques of Democratic leaders for their responses to protests around the nation reacting to the police murder of George Floyd. Policemen line in front of protesters as they march on towards City Hall. Credit: Chase Sutton 8:30 p.m. curfew passes, demonstrators continue peacefully. Penn announced all University operations will be suspended for June 1, as Philadelphia announced emergency operations will be in place throughout the city, according to a UPennAlert sent at 9:05 p.m. Only employees deemed as essential for life safety activity, who are notified by their supervisors, should report to work and all health employees working in downtown Center City should follow direction of their supervisors. The curfew is effective tonight at 8 p.m. through Sunday at 6 a.m. In December 2019, the statue was vandalized with the word ‘fascist.’. In response, many stores boarded their windows and shut their doors. There is currently no public transit running into Center City because of all the chaos. It’s done. About Us Who We Are BLM Philly Our vision is an inclusive, politically and economically self-sustaining and self-determining, healthy, and free Black community. Error! Protesters kneeled at City Hall while the 6 p.m. curfew passed. Eugene Puryear, one of the leaders of the protest, called today's demonstrations “one of the best spirits in a crowd” he had ever seen. All day coverage with @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/MrvZ9m0fh6, — manuelsmith (@manuelsmith) May 30, 2020. While the group continued marching, many of them simultaneously spoke to the nearby police officers.